19625. Adulteration of wheat.  U. S. v. 81,210 Pounds * * *.   (F. D. C. No. 33380.
Sample No. 48545-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 5,1952, District of Minnesota.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about May 19, 1952, by General Mills, Inc., from 
Fairfield, Mont.
PRODUCT:   81,210 pounds of wheat at Minneapolis, Minn.
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (2), the product contained
? an added poisonous and deleterious substance, a mercurial compound, which
is unsafe within the meaning of the law since it is a substance not required
in the production of the product and can be avoided by good manufacturing
practice.
DISPOSITION : July 18, 1952. The Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association, 
St. Paul, Minn., claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment 
of condemnation was entered and the court ordered that the product be 
released under bond for reprocessing by scouring, under the supervision of the 
Federal Security Agency. As a result of the scouring operations, 5,670 pounds 
of the product were found unfit and were destroyed.